Bath tub fixture or



W. E. HINSDALE.

BATH TUB FIXTURE 0R APPLTANCE.

APPUCATION HLED sEPT.13.19|1.

l l 93, 1 45 Patented Aug. 1, 1916.

UNITED STATES OFFICE.

WINFIELD E. HINSDALE, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

BATH-TUB FIXTURE OR APPLIANCE.

Application led September 13, 1911.

To all whom it lmay concern:

Be it known that 1A, VINFIELD E. HINS- DALH, a citizen of the United States, and resident of New York, borough of Manhattan, county and State of New York, have made a new and useful Invention in Bath- Tub Fixtures or Appliances, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is directed particularly to fixtures or appliances adapted to be utilized in connection with bath tubs for the filling of the same and the-withdrawal of the water therefrom after use, and it has for its ob jects, first to provide fixtures or appliances of this nature which will' be so located and arranged with relation to the tub that the best sanitary effects result therefrom. Second, to provide fixtures or appliances of this nature which will be permanently located with relation to the tub and so constructed and arranged that all parts thereof may be readily reached for repairs, or for the purpose of cleaning, and that under no possible condition of usage can the outlet or discharge of the water, after use, be prevented, when it is desired to empty the tub. Third, to so construct and arrange certain yof the parts directly beneath the bottom of the tub in such manner that in the event of the admission of any foreign or extraneous matter into the outlet pipe or tube or the trap therefor it may be readily removed through the tub outlet and without disarranging or disconnecting any of the permanent parts of the fixture. Fourth, to so interconnect all of the operative and control parts of devices of this nature that a ready adjustment may be eected in the event of perfect ad justment being required for the more perfect operation of such parts, and to so locate the mouth of the inlet nozzle that when the plug and outlet grate are removed the full force of the clean water emitted by the inlet nozzle may be ailowed to act directly downward into the trap or outlet pipe, thereby affording the best possible means for effeetually flushing or cleaning out the same. Fifth, to provide novel means for effectually connecting the overflow stand-pipe or tube and the outlet casting or chamber respectively to the end and'bottoni of a bath tub and so interrelated that these parts when secured in place become in effect a fixture Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 1, 1916.

Serial No. 649,123.

permanently secured to the tub, and to combine therewith a detachable face fitting adapted to support 'the operating and control means for the outlet plug.

For a full and clear understanding of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to construct and use the same, reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional View taken through one end of a bath tub and illustrating my improvements as applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a detail end elevational view as seen looking at Fig. 1 from right to left near the top of the drawing. F ig. 3 is a detail sec tional view taken through Fig. Q, the exposed operative parts being shown in plan view. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the operative parts connected immediately with the plug or stopper for lifting the same from below.

Referring now to the drawings in detail in all of which like letters and numerals represent like or equivalentparts wherever used, T represents a bath tub, 1 a vertically disposed stand-pipe or overflow tube, and 2 the usual overfiow casting to which such stand-pipe is secured in the usual way by a screw-threaded face fitting.

4 represents an inlet pipe made preferably in two sections, the vertical one having a curved neck at its lower end to which the horizontal one is secured by screw-threads, as shown. This inlet pipe 4 is secured to the overfiow casting 2 by a screw-threaded part 5 and a hollow set-nut 6, the usual packing being provided between the two for effecting a water tight connction. The outer end of the horizontal section of the pipe L1 passes loosely through a central opening in the perforated face fitting 8 and to this there is secured the usual inlet nozzle 7, said parts being screw-threaded as clearly shown, for the purpose of effecting the necessary adjustment and perfect union thereof. The lower end of the sfand-pipe or overflow tube 1 is secured to a tubular elbow 9 provided at its lower end with a water cup or chamber 10, the function of which will be described later on. To this elbow is connected a horizontal pipe 8 which in turn is attached to an additional outlet casting or tube 11, which serves as an outlet for both the overflow and the water contained in the tub. The lower end of this tube is connected by screw-threads directly to the upper end of the trap N and the upper end of which rests against the bottom of the tub and is securely held in such position by the lower screw threaded end of an outlet casting C located in the bottom of the bath tub T. In the enlarged upper end of this outlet casting C is secured by screw-threads a grating G, the upper faces of which parts are carefully dressed so that they shall be quite as smooth as the bottom of the tub itself and flush therewith. P is a plug or stopper located in the enlarged chamber of the casting C and .adapted to be accurately seated when the tubis beingr filled. By locating the plug in the enlarged chamber of the outlet casting C and wholly below the grating G I prevent any possibility of injury to the user by slipping or in any way coming into Contact with the plug P while in the tub. This plug P is provided at its lower end with four radially disposed guiding surfaces 14, 14,- 14 the outer curvilinear edges of which lit the accurately turned inner face of the diminished portion of the casting C at its lower end. Said plug is provided at its upper end with a knob for manually lifting it from its seat.

15 is a downwardly extending lifting neck centrally located with relation to the plug and forked at its lower end, as clearly shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings.

12 is a horizontally disposed valve operating rod provided at one end with two'integral disks 1G, 16, adapted to lact as guides for the forked part of the downwardly eX- tending neck 15, the other end of said rod being adapted to telescope in a horizontally disposed tube 13, which is a continuation of the overflow tube 1 and in turn is screwthreaded into one end of an angle casting 1S, the lower end of which is accurately turned and adapted to move vertically in an opening through a sleeve 19 screw-threaded into the upper end of the water cup or chamber 10. To the upper end of the angle casting 18 is adjustably secured a vertically disposed valve control or operating rod 17 passing axially through the stand-pipe 1, and to the upper end of this rod 17 is adjustably secured a yoke 20, the arms 21 of which are provided with eyes 24, 24, and back-stop, as sho'wn.

2 2 is a plug or stopper control lever having forked arms 23, 23, the ends of which extend through the eyes 24, 24; 25, 25 being cotter pins for securing the parts together. This operating lever 22 is sleeved in one end of an arm 26.

2T-28, 27--28 represent pairs of journal bearings bored parallel through pins screwtlireaded each at one end and adapted to be secured directly in corresponding screwthreads in the face-fitting 3, as clearly illustraten in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

29-30 represent journal pins adapted to be journaled in the journal bearings 27-28.

31 represents a screw' for securing the lever 22 and arm 26 together and to its journal pin 29.

H represents the operating handle and 32 a screw for securing the same directly to the ving, and that when the bath tub is in the position shown it is connected with the overflow casting 2 by the face-fitting 3, and to the additional outlet casting 11 by the bottom outlet casting C, said parts being screw-threaded as clearly shown and the necessary cement beinb` utilized both at the overflow and outlet. The vertical and horizontaloperating rods 12, 13 and 17 having been secured in position and properly adjusted the lever 22 is attached and the necessary operating parts connected therewith securely together. The plug P is then dropped into its position in the lower end of the outlet casting C and the grating G screwed into position. The horizontal portion of the inlet pipe 4 is then secured by inserting it through the opening in the center of the face fitting 3 and the inlet nozzle 7 is secured thereto, it being noted that by reason of the adjustability of parts the mouth of this nozzle may be located directly over the axial center of the trap N, so that when the grating G and plug P are removed and the rod 12 forced inward into the horizontally disposed tube 13 there is an absolutely free and unobstructed flow of clean water under pressure into the trap. Under such conditions also it is apparent that anyone may readily utilize implements for removing any substance which may choke up the trap, thereby making it possible to avoid any chance of the trap becoming inoperative. It is also obvious that by reason of the relation of the parts disclosed there is no possibility that any water can in any way render the operative parts offensive to such an extent that they may need cleaning other than at relatively long terms, and also that none of the water contained in the tub ever has any contact with any of the outlet passages, as is frequently the case where the stand pipes are detachably secured in the outlet or any other existing types of bath tub fixtures, this feature being of great importance in that it maintains all of those parts with which a person may come in contact absolutely free from objectionable matter.

In the operation of the plug operating and control appliances it is apparent that when the operating handle H is moved from its upper position to the lower position shown in Fig. 1, the operating control rods 17, 13 and 12 are lifted and that hence the plug P is lifted into the position shown. It will also be apparent that when a reverse movement takes place the eccentric 33 will cause these parts to be lifted and that as they are lifted water will pass through the sleeve 19 into the water cup or chamber 10; these parts constituting in effect a dash-pot arrangement by which the best operative results are brought about, such an action having a cleansing effect in the water cup or chamber.

In the drawings those parts of the fixture exterior to the tub may be and preferably are buried in the walls of a building during construction, obviously these parts might be attached in the manner shown directly to the bath tub and the inlet pipe 4 and outlet casting 11 in connection therewith left in exposed position within the room, these means being well within the skill of those versed in the art.

I do not limit my invention to the especial details of construction shown in the accompanying drawings, as a number of the features thereof might be materially departed from and still come within the scope of my claims hereinafter made, the essence of my invention lying in the adaptability of the operative parts for the inlet and outlet of water in a bath tub in such manner as to accomplish the very desirable objects hereinbefore referred to. Nor do I limit my invention to use with bath tubs, as obviously the same may be utilized in connection with various types of vessels receiving water from a permanent source of supply and discharging the same after use into a sewer or out of a building through a trap or otherwise, such, for instance, as in basins, washtubs, sinks or vats-of the stationary typeused in houses, laboratories or buildings generally, and my claims are, therefore, designed to be of such scope as to include such generic uses.

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is- 1. A bath tub fixture embracing interconnected outlet and overflow tubes, a Waste-plug seated in the bottom of the tub, and an outlet or opening therefor located directly above the trap; in combination With interconnected means located in the overflow tube for operating the plug, said means at its lower end being located directly beneath the plug and adapted to move one side of the same so that free access to the trap may be had, substantially as described.

2. A bath tub fixture embracing a valve or plug seated in the bottom of the tub and in vertical alinement with the trap; a plurality of operating rods for said valve all located in the overflow tube, two of said rods being telescopic and located below the valve or plug and detachable therefrom, and a third rod vertically disposed and connected at its top with means for operating it, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WINFIELD E. HINSDALE.

Witnesses:

C. J. KINTNER, M. F. KEATING. 

